Detect Video Resolution

David Walsh

4 months ago

Video resolution has always been something I’ve been interested in, starting with the purchase of my first HD television. The HD video quality felt life-changing, especially when watching the World Cup, which I’d bought that TV for. I carried that enthusiasm through to being an early adopter of 4K TVs, which are absolutely amazing.

These days you can get 4K videos on YouTube, Netflix, and other networks, and I see that Samsung and Sony are even offering 8K televisions. With that in mind, I wanted to figure out how to detect video resolution from a downloaded video file. Let’s check it out!